Posts Tagged ‘ice cream’

Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Ice Cream Ride in the Mission this Sundae

Friday, July 10th, 2009

It’s on! This Sunday, July 12, 2009 at high noon, you ought to get on your two-wheeler and head down to La Mission for the Ice Cream Sunday Bike Ride.

Then you’ll be just like these two. Notice any problems here? Please remember, this is how they do it in Amsterdam, where anything goes:

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Ice Cream Sunday Ride

 Sun., Jul. 12 | 12noon | Meet at the first shop, Humphry Slocombe, at 24th and Harrison. Ride will depart at 12:30 for next location.

Join your fellow SFBC members on a fun & tasty ride to some of SF’s top ice cream Shops! We’ll ride and sample 5 top-rated creameries across the city where we’ll stop to taste flavors and socialize. The ride will be a leisurely 6 miles with 5 shops and will include a few hills to work off the extra calories. Child riders (14 or younger) are discouraged, since this ride will require some skilled street riding. Bring a lock, water bottle, and ice cream money & hope for a hot day! To catch up with the group, call 954-937-263o

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Free Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream in Haight Ashbury Produces a Familiar Scene

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Those in line for free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in Haight Ashbury are being entertained by the Jugtown Pirates right now, so the ten minute wait is going all that much quicker.

This scene is about as crunchy as you could imagine. Click to expand:

Or TugTown Pirates, either way.

Some stores close as late as 9:00 PM, so there’s still time to get your share.

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OMG! OMG! OMG! It’s FREE ICE CREAM DAY at Ben & Jerry’s!!!

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

When you expected it least and needed it most on a hot one like today, be advised that it’s Free Scoop Day at participating Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream shops. Be sure to try new flavors like Mission to Marzipan and Peanut Butter Cookie Dough.

But make sure you finish your treat before you get back in line for another cone. Last year, these people got back in the queue immediately and finished up as they got to the door again. Bad form:

See you there!

West Bay: 

Ben & Jerry’s Argonaut
475 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
           
Ben & Jerry’s Jefferson Street
79 Jefferson Street
Rocket Shop
San Francisco, CA 94133
          
Ben & Jerry’s Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 41
San Francisco, CA 94133
           
Ben & Jerry’s Macy’s
Macy’s Department Store
San Francisco, CA 94102
            
Ben & Jerry’s Haight Ashbury
1480 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117  

South Bay 

Ben & Jerry’s San Jose
115 East San Carlos
San Jose, CA 95112
               
Ben & Jerry’s Santana Row
377 Santana Row
Suite 1120
San Jose, CA 95128
            

East Bay 

Ben & Jerry’s Berkeley
2128 Oxford Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
           
Ben & Jerry’s Jack London
505 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94607

North Bay

Ben & Jerry’s Sonoma Plaza
408 1st Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476

Ben & Jerry’s Bon Air Center
290 Bon Air Center
Greenbrae, CA 94904 

Tuesday, April 21st is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s, and you know what that means…
free ice cream for you!

As a way to thank our customers for their support and to celebrate 31 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops are happily giving it away!

Maybe it’s time for you to try a new flavorthat you’ve been wondering about without commiting your hard earned dollars or it’s time for you to enjoy an old favorite and savor in the deliciousness that is free ice cream? Hey, either way it’s time for you to come on in!

Around the world, Scoop Shops are opening their doors from noon to 8:00 pm, to serve up a free scoop of your favorite flavor. Please check with your local Scoop Shop for more info!

Grab a pal and come on down to have some good, ’scream fun on us!

All the stores in CA, after the jump.

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The Rebellious Ice Cream of San Francisco’s Anarchist Book Fair

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

See this Tactical Ice Cream Unit (TICU) Truck? It was parked out in front of last year’s Anarchist Book Fair in Golden Gate Park. Now, some people like Bay Area local Aaron Gach and his crazy vehicle but others do not, notably Lee Kaplan, an “undercover investigative journalist” and contributor to FrontPage Magazine. (Lee is all worried that the Hallmark greeting card fortune is paying for these shenanigans.)

No matter, look for your fair share of frosty treats at the upcoming Yelp-rated Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair on March 14-15, 2009. Deets below.

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14th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair – March 2009

Saturday, March 14 at 10 am -6 pm & Sunday, March 15 at 11 am – 5 pm

SF County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park
9th Avenue & Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA

 The event is free – presented by Bound Together Anarchist Collective Bookstore

Art Show: Make a change? Spare some change? Spare change we can believe in! (If you would like information about the art show or want to be part of it contact wendeekey@gmail.com or call 415 240-5591 )

Bicycle valet parking at the fair provided by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

Partial List of Speakers for 2009 Fair: Judith Levine, Bruce Anderson, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Barry Patemen, Matilda Berstein, Cheb i Sabba, Andrej Grubajic, Victoria Law, Diane DiPrima, Stevphen Shukaitis, Richard Kempton, Jen Angel, James Tracy, Diana Block, Crudo, Cris Carlson, Summer Brenner, Robert Ovetz, Osha Neumann, Clif Ross, and many others, including panel discussions, Native American Perspectives on the State and Sex Workers, Surviving the Economic Meltdown, plus film screenings & more.

Bios and descriptions are posted on the Schedule page.

In the main hall about 60 vendors (booksellers, distributors, independent presses and political groups, from the local area, the west coast and North America) will be displaying books, pamphlets, zines, t-shirts and other merchandise and information. Speakers and panels will be featured in the auditorium, including showings of short films, with a workshop in the cafe area. The Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair has become one of the largest annual gatherings of anarchists and radical booksellers in the world. As always, everyone is welcome, from long-time anarchists to the merely curious!

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A Cone Delayed is a Cone Denied

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

People queuing up waiting to vote in yesterday’s election had an easy time of it compared with those trying to exercise their right to obtain free dairy treats at the Ben & Jerry’s outlet at Haight and Ashbury last night.

With hundreds of “customers” lined down Ashbury Street, the small staff got overwhelmed, unlike the last ice cream giveaway when a crew of a half-dozen labored industriously. Too bad.

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Cause if there’s anything Americans need more of, it’s ice cream.

Oh well.

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Free Ice Cream Tonight at Ben & Jerry’s

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

To celebrate today’s election (but not promote it, oh no) Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream stores will give you a free cone from 5:00 to 8:00 PM tonight. Wash it down with a free tall coffee today from Starbucks and you can call it dinner.

There’ll be five places in San Francisco for you to get your cone on. Click onward to see the locations for the South, East and North Bays on the jump page or just go here to see all locations in northern North America. 

It might seem clever to get back in line immediately in order to get another free cone as these people did at B&J’s during the last time we had a free cone day, but it’s not:

West Bay: 

Ben & Jerry’s Argonaut
475 Jeffersont Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
           
Ben & Jerry’s Jefferson Street
79 Jefferson Street
Rocket Shop
San Francisco, CA 94133
          
Ben & Jerry’s Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 41
San Francisco, CA 94133
           
Ben & Jerry’s Macy’s
Macy’s Department Store
San Francisco, CA 94102
            
Ben & Jerry’s Haight Ashbury
1480 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117  

South Bay 

Ben & Jerry’s San Jose
115 East San Carlos
San Jose, CA 95112
               
Ben & Jerry’s Santana Row
377 Santana Row
Suite 1120
San Jose, CA 95128
            
Ben & Jerry’s Santa Clara
3155 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054

East Bay 

Ben & Jerry’s Concord
Brenden Theatre Complex
1985-A Willow Pass Rd.,
Concord, CA, 94520
            
Ben & Jerry’s Berkeley
2128 Oxford Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
           
Ben & Jerry’s Jack London
505 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94607

North Bay

Ben & Jerry’s Sonoma Plaza
408 1st Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476

Ben & Jerry’s Bon Air Center
290 Bon Air Center
Greenbrae, CA 94904           

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Proper Etiquette When Waiting in Line for Free Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

What’s the first thing to do once you get a free ice cream cone on the birthday of Ben & Jerry’s? Eat it, of course.

But you might as well get back in line so that when you’re done eating you’ll be at the front and ready to choose another flavor. Some might take the time to finish their cones before queuing up to attempt to get some more, but carpe diem, you dig?

Your behavior might hack off the people behind you, but only slightly.  

The best way to pass the time waiting for free ice cream is eating free ice cream in an endless loop:

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Speaking of free (or almost free) ice cream, Baskin Robins is having their 31 Cent Scoop Night today, April 30, 2008, starting at 5:00 PM. Sadly, not all BRs will offer this deal and you will be limited to buying only just ten cones.

(And there’s always frogurt from Tuttimelon, still having their temporary 99-cent special. If you swing that way)

Find a participating store near you or check this list below and after the jump:

West Bay

2250 Irving St
San Francisco , CA 94122
 
570 Battery St
San Francisco , CA 94111 
 
1539 Sloat Blvd
San Francisco , CA 94132  

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Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day a Raging Success in San Francisco

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Normally, teens never sit around on sidewalks in the Haight, but today was special so these kids made themselves right at home on Ashbury Street.

The favorite flavor of the thousands of patrons? That would have to be Cake Batter, one of the best ever. And almost definitely salmonella-free.

Check the video of Ben and Jerry’s recent visit to the Bay Area. Why not?

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Happy 30th birfday, B&J!

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Free Ice Cream Tomorrow From Ben & Jerry, Unsponsors of Your Genocide Olympics 2008

Monday, April 28th, 2008

It’s on. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is having it’s 30th annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. 

Founders Ben and Jerry were most recently in the local news for launching an Olympic protest during our recent torch relay. (You hear that Coke? You don’t need to sponsor every Olympiad that comes down the pike.) 

Anyway, there’ll be five places in San Francisco for you to get your cone on. Click onward to see the locations for the South, East and North Bays on the jump page or just go here to see all locations in northern North America. 

This udder will be equipped to dispense the four newest flavors: Coconut Seven Layer Bar, Imagine Whirled Peace™, ONE Cheesecake Brownie™, Cake Batter:

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See you there!

West Bay: 

Ben & Jerry’s Argonaut
475 Jeffersont Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
           
Ben & Jerry’s Jefferson Street
79 Jefferson Street
Rocket Shop
San Francisco, CA 94133
          
Ben & Jerry’s Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 41
San Francisco, CA 94133
           
Ben & Jerry’s Macy’s
Macy’s Department Store
San Francisco, CA 94102
            
Ben & Jerry’s Haight Ashbury
1480 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117  

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